Auto-rim forcer.



G. A. E. KAEHLER.

AUTO RIM FORCER. APPLICATION FIILED JUNE 28. 1916- Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. E. KAEHLER, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar.'20, 1917.

Application filed June 28, 1916. Serial No. 106,872 I i To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. E. KAEH- PER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Fresno in the county of Fresno and State of (Jalifornia, have .invented certain new and, useful Improvements in Auto-Rim-Forcers, of'which the following is a specification, reference being had to t e accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for forcing by leverage the rim of an automobile-tire into its proper position on an automobile-wheel; and an object of this invention is to provide a device of this charvertical series of holes 0- adapted to receive a pivot-bolt d. From the lower end of the body-portion a, there branches a pair of legs 6, each of which terminates in a foot f, the upper surface 9 of which is inclined so that the foot f is'wedge-shaped, as is best shown in Fig. 2, so that the apparatus may berested firmly upon the rim m without tipping or swinging from side to side. The bottom faces of the feet 7 are made substantially flat. The space between the legs f serves to receive any projection e and feet or protuberance (e. 9., a rim-lock) formed on the inner face of the rim m and thereby insures that the apparatus shall always have a firm footing on the branches 6, there is passed a horizontallydisposed lever 72., one end of which terminates in a handle 2' and the other end of which is formed with a v-shapedghub-seat y .and inward swing and thus stretchin a is bifurcated; and, in each' rim. Between the adapted to fit and'hold securely the hub 71.

of any ordinary automobile wheel o. The

lever h is further formed with holes is, through one of which passes the pivotbolt d. I I

When the device is put in use, theposition ofthepivot-bolt d is first adjusted so that the device is fitted to the particular size of wheel upon which the rim m is to be forced. The feet f are then rested upon the rim m; and force is applied to the handle-end i of the lever h, the hub-seat jformed upon the other end of the latter then receiving the hub n. of the wheel.

By im arting to the handle-end i of the p lever k a downward or expending the rim m, it is made to slide onto the wheel 0 smoothly. The wedge shape of the feetf enables the rim-forcer to be withdrawn with ease from between the wheel 0 and the rim m and serves to guide the rim m gently into place.

I claim:

A device for forcing rims on automobile wheels, including a substantially verticallydisposed body-portion; and a substantially.

horizontally-disposed hand lever pivotally mounted in said body-portion near'the upper end thereof and having one of its ends forked and formed with a recessed hub-seat shaped to receive and hold securely the wheel-hub; the lower end of .saidbody-portion being bifurcated and formedwith a p a1r of spaced legs that terminate in feet Wl'llOll are disposed at substantially right anfgles to the legs and are wedge-shaped and OI'I DQCl with substantially flat lower faces.

Signed at Fresno in the county of Fresno and State of California, this 21st day of June, A. D 1916, in the undersigned witnesses.

GEORGE'A. E. KAEI-ILER.

Witnesses:

0001:, H. T-. Kmon.

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